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masker Definition

masker (mas′kər, mäs′-)

noun

one who wears a mask; specif., a participant in a masque or masquerade
masker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • damp: The ramped maskers were simply time reversals of the damped maskers.
  • ramp: The ramped maskers were simply time reversals of the damped maskers.

Adjective modifier

  • asynchronous: Performance in the high condition was better with a synchronous than with an asynchronous masker.
  • forward: Results showed that the CPH tone was the least effective forward masker, even tho it was the loudest.
  • synchronous: In the high-frequency condition, the synchronous masker had only a small effect, but the asynchronous masker reduced performance dramatically.
  • overlapping: CARLYON, R.P. APU 3330 Encoding the fundamental frequency of a complex tone in the presence of a spectrally overlapping masker.

Modifies a noun

  • level: This difference decreased with decreases in overall masker level.
  • type: This study compared English and Spanish listeners perceptions of English intervocalic consonants as a function of both non-native phonological competence and masker type.

Noun used with modifier

  • tinnitus: A tinnitus masker which masks the tinnitus with ' white noise ' may be helpful.